Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games

by Samuel Sattin

For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls--and anyone wanting to know more about them-- Side Quest is a stand-alone graphic novel history of roleplaying games (RPGs), from ancient games to those played today, with personal stories from creators throughout! With a meld of history, fantasy, and memoir, Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games gives existing fans of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) insight into the history of the medium--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0358616379
• ISBN13: 9780358616375
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Versify
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

This was not for me

For fans of Dungeons and Dragons, this is a stand alone graphic novel of the history of Table Top Role Playing Games. . Here's the thing, I'm quite interested in playing Dungeons and Dragons. I think it will be fun and a good way to try something new. But this graphic novel is not for me. It was fascinating to go through the history but it got so bland for me as I kept reading. The art reminds me of the classic sunday newspaper comics section that it gave nostalgia and it was perfect for the theme of D&D. However, it took me awhile to realize what the yellow and gray box speech bubble was, and there was even dialogue outside the box. The continuity was a bit all over the place for me... They navigate through the time using a Delorean which I thought was cute, but there were parts where they jump through time without it that left me confused. Personally, I think a graphic hovel wasn't the best media to elaborate all of this. What I do appreciate is the personal stories the authors/artists shared within the graphic novel. They were relatable and it was fun to learn how they started. Overall, story was alright, art was nostalgic, history was fascinating, but for me, it didn't blend as well together. * I received an eARC of this book